Muirkirk, East Ayrshire
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Muirkirk, East Ayrshire Population 1,528 Muirkirk is in East Ayrshire. The discovery of coal in the 18th century led to the expansion of a rather mediocre fermtoun. The tar was extracted from the coal and became valued for coating ships. Another development was the invention of Macadam by the town's most famous son. The closure of the mines left little employment. Work to regenerate the town is in progress. Social and council housing are the norm in this type of small town. Manufacturing and construction are the dominant forms of employment. Health and social work services are particularly active. There is a higher level of unemployment. Educational attainment is low. Car ownership is low, meaning that many residents in these towns are reliant on public transport. Muirkirk is a dependent to interdependent town. Its most similar towns are Westquarter, New Cumnock, Greengairs and Wattson, and Patna. To gain more insight into Muirkirk, compare it to any of the other towns included in USP. Inter-relationships Dependent Interdependent Independent NNuummbbeerr ooff jjjoobbss Number of jobs DDiiivveerrssiiittyy ooff jjjoobbss Diversity of jobs DDiiissttaannccee ttrraavveelllllleedd ttoo wwoorrkk Distance travelled to work NNuummbbeerr ooff ppuubbllliiicc sseeccttoorr jjjoobbss Number of public sector jobs NNuummbbeerr ooff hhoossppiiittaalllss Number of hospitals NNuummbbeerr ooff GGPP'''ss aanndd ddeennttiiissttss Number of GP's and dentists NNuummbbeerr ooff cchhiiilllddrreenn iiinn pprriiimmaarryy sscchhoooolllss Number of children in primary schools NNuummbbeerr ooff cchhiiilllddrreenn iiinn sseeccoonnddaarryy sscchhoooolllss Number of children in secondary schools DDiiissttaannccee ttrraavveelllllleedd ttoo ssttuuddyy Distance travelled to study NNuummbbeerr ooff sshhooppss Number of shops DDiiivveerrssiiittyy ooff rreettaaiiilll ooffffeerr Diversity of retail offer NNuummbbeerr ooff cchhaarriiittiiieess Dependent NumInbteerdr eopfe cnhdeanritties Independent Muirkirk is a dependent to interdependent town. Combining inter-relationships and typology, Muirkirk is grouped with 16 other towns. It has similarities to these towns in terms of the number of charities, hospitals, children in primary schools, children in secondary schools, GP's and dentists, and diversity of retail offer. It also has similarities in the diversity of jobs. It differs in terms of the number of public sector jobs, and shops. Muirkirk differs most from its group in the number of jobs; and the distance travelled to work, and the distance travelled to study. Employment Public Commercial Social Average for the category Change Population change 2001 to 2011 Interim population change 2012-2016 -6% Less than similar towns per head of population Less Population Population 2011 2k 2k Less than similar towns Age Household composition Car ownership 40% 40% 20 20 s s s s s s s on … l… … l… … … … on r r r r r r r + s o hi o hi n n n s ea ea ea ea ea ea ea rs er n c n c re re so er y y y y y y y a p d d it it a a r ip 4 0 5 4 4 4 4 e e ie ie b b p p pe lt - 1 1 2 4 6 7 y n rr rr a a e e lti u 0 - - - - - - 5 O a a oh oh n n u M 5 10 16 25 45 65 7 M M C C Lo Lo M Employment Jobs 101 Less than similar towns per head of population Jobs change 2009 to 2014 8% More than similar towns per head of population Employment type(% working full time vs part time aged 16-74) 100% 75 50 25 Part time Full time Occupation (% aged 16-74) 5 0% 25 Student Retired 50 House % S o Inactive ci 25 a l G Employee r ad Self employed e Unemployed (% Professiona… h o u se 40 h % White collar… o ld s 20 a Skilled manual g ed 1 S Semi-skilled … 6- Agriculture e 6 c 4) Manufacturing to r MotorTrades D iv 30 Retail e % r Accommodation si 2 t 0 Financial y 10 D Professional is PublicAdmin ta n Health ce At home t ra ve Up to 5km ll ed 5 to 10km to w E o d 10 to 30km r u k ca t 30km and over io n P (% u b al l l p ic eo p l e ag ed 1 6 an d o ve r) 75% 50 25 No education Standard grade Higher grade or HNC, HND, SVQ4 Degree or higher or equivalent equivalent degree Children in primary schools Children in secondary schools 95 More than similar towns per head of population The same Commuter Flow Map Coloured and grey lines/pins show the main and smaller commuter flows, respectively, between this town and the other towns in Scotland. Commercial Number of people per shop 80 More than similar towns per head of population More Social Distance travelled to study 7.5% 5 2.5 At home Up to 5km 5 to 10km 10 to 30km 30km and over Number of residents per charity Amount of grant funding (£) 306 Less than similar towns per head of population Less Connectivity and environment assets Average download speed (MBs) Greenspace (hectares) per 1000 population 22 Less than similar towns per head of population More Download Download all of the Muirkirk data in PDF format. Download PDF (https://usppreview.blob.core.windows.net/pdfs/Muirkirk.pdf).